Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Selman answered questions from U.S. correspondent Martin Smith about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
In a newly published conversation with U.S. correspondent Martin Smith, the Saudi crown prince speaks out for the first time about his role in Khashoggi’s murder, telling that the killing happened on his watch.
"It happened under my watch," the Saudi crown prince told. "I get all the responsibility because it happened under my watch."
Asked how the murder could have happened without him knowing about it, Saudi crown prince Selman defended himself, "We have 20 million people. We have 3 million government employees."
“And they can take one of your planes?” the crown prince was asked by the U.S. corresponded, referring to the 15-person team said to have been behind Khashoggi’s death and dismemberment that flew in and out of Istanbul on jets owned by the Saudi government.
"I have officials, ministers to follow things, and they’re responsible, they have the authority to do that," Saudi prince argued.
Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist wrote for The Washington Post, was bloodthirstily murdered and dismembered by Saudi officials in Saudi Arabia Consulate in Istanbul last year.
Eleven Saudi suspects have been put on trial in secretive proceedings for the sake of formality but only a few hearings have been held. A U.N. report has called for Saudi crown prince and other senior Saudi officials to be investigated.
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